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Garbage Collector Turns Trash into Treasure

Today Show, August 2021

New York City’s Annual Textile Waste – As High as Empire State Building

WWD, March 2021

Organization of the Year: Sanitation Foundation

Waste Dive, December 2020

In the News

Fourth Annual Bronx Cleanup Series kicks off in Crotona Park East

News 12 5/22/24

NY1 6/23/24

Bronx Times 6/24/23

Uptown New Yorkers Lead City’s Largest Ever Cleanup, ‘The Great Broadway Sweep’

Harlem World Magazine, September 23, 2023

The Great Broadway Sweep

PIX-11 TV, September 20, 2023

Broadway Cleanup Week

Fox 5 TV, September 22, 2023

NYC launches Clean City Alliance to enhance cleanliness along high-traffic corridors

SI Advance, June 30, 2023

Meet the essential workers of the 2022 NYC Sanitation Department calendar
ABC-7 NYC, January 26, 2022

New Sanitation Initiative for Students
Staten Island Advance, January 25, 2022

Sanitation Workers Show Off Paintings And Upcycled Artwork At 2021 DSNY Art Show
Gothamist, November 12, 2021

DSNY Honors Employees Who Lost Their Lives on 9/11
Waste360, September 13, 2021

Garbage Collector Turns Trash into Treasure
Today Show, August 31, 2021

Climate Change Theme Mini Gold Course Opens to the Public
Greenpointers, July 13, 2021

Neat Neighborhoods: DSNY Celebrates Record Number of Community Cleanups in Fiscal Year 2021
NYC Sanitation, July 1, 2021

New York City Unveils First Memorial for Victims of Covid-19
New York Times, May 21, 2021

The Sanitation Foundation Launches First of Its Kind ‘Zero Waste Academy’
Total Food Service, April 27, 2021

New York Museum of Sanitation: Designing a Sustainable Future
SEGD, April 16, 2021

NYC Food Waste Fair Returns in 2021 with Toolkit In Hand
Waste360, April 16, 2021

You'll be able to play mini-golf on the Williamsburg waterfront this summer
Time Out, April 6, 2021

New York City’s Annual Textile Waste – As High as Empire State Building
WWD, March 3, 2021

How NYC Is Stopping Textile Waste With Low-Tech Donation Bins
NextCity, February 24, 2021

The Household Product Cleaning Up More Than Just Your Countertops
Bloomberg Green, December 19, 2020

Organization of the Year: Sanitation Foundation
Waste Dive, December 9, 2020

The Household Product Cleaning Up More Than Just Your Countertops
Bloomberg Green, December 19, 2020

Artists Among Us at DSNY
Rockawave, October 7, 2020

Photoville Festival Expands Across All Five Boroughs For 2020 Edition
Broadway World, August 31, 2020

Food for Heroes Fund Says "Thank You" to DSNY Workers with a Hot Meal
SI Live, August 19, 2020

What's Old is Trendy at New York's ReFashion Week
Voice of America, March 5, 2020

Turning Plastic Bags Into Fashion-Forward Accessories with ReFashion
Fox 5 NY, February 27,2020

#SISustainabilty: DSNY Kicks Back Against NYFW with ReFashion Week NYC
SILive.com, February 21,2020

Tailing NYFW, ReFashion Week Obsessed With Textile Waste
WWD, February 20,2020

New York ‘Trash Guy’ Has a Museum of 45,000 Rescued Objects
Sustainability Times, December 28, 2019

The Future is Trashion
New York Times, December 20, 2019

One City’s Trash Is This Museum’s Treasure
NRDC, December 18, 2019

Foundation for New York’s Strongest Announces Microgrant Recipients
Waste360, November 4, 2019

A Beginner’s Guide to Going Zero Waste in Brooklyn
Brooklyn Based, October 30, 2019

10 Awesome Reservation Only Sites at Open House New York 2019
Untapped New York, October 3, 2019

How to Avoid Food Waste with Cooking Tips from ‘The Nimble Cook’ Author
AM New York, September 29, 2019

Zero Waste Daniel Addresses the Zombie Apocalypse Happening Now
PAPER Mag, September 24, 2019

Gorgeous Photos Prove That Trash Is The Next Fashion Frontier
BuzzFeed News, September 17, 2019

East River Park Cleanup Event
Patch, September 16, 2019

NY Filmmaker Shines a Spotlight on Unexpected Trash Treasures
NBC 4 New York, September 12, 2019

This Group Collected 1,200 Pounds Of Trash From Rockaway Beach In Two Hours
Gothamist, July 16, 2019

Taking On Food Waste In Creative And Innovative Ways
CBS New York, May 4, 2019

Why Cities Are Working With Businesses to Fight Food Waste
CityLab, November 3, 2017

Best Fashion Collaborations of 2016: Vetements, Kenzo, Nike, and More
Vogue, December 19, 2016

All The Things That’ll Be Different This Fashion Month
Refinery29, September 7, 2016

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646-885-4928
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